I'm after a data only plan for my MiFi Christmas, travelling down the west coast of the south island. I generally use 2degrees, but they have basically no coverage, and their roaming data rates are quite high.

I have a year old unopened Vodafone SIM card. Can I pop that into my Mifi and sign up to Smart19 Data? It's not too bad for 500MB. If I need more I can go Freebee Data and get 1GB for $40, or go to Telecom and get 2GB for $50 (assuming they use a standard SIM).

Can the sign up all be done online? The MiFi can't send or receive txts, or make calls.

timmmay: I'm after a data only plan for my MiFi Christmas, travelling down the west coast of the south island. I generally use 2degrees, but they have basically no coverage, and their roaming data rates are quite high.

I have a year old unopened Vodafone SIM card. Can I pop that into my Mifi and sign up to Smart19 Data? It's not too bad for 500MB. If I need more I can go Freebee Data and get 1GB for $40, or go to Telecom and get 2GB for $50 (assuming they use a standard SIM).

Can the sign up all be done online? The MiFi can't send or receive txts, or make calls.

The 2degrees $19data combo has 600MB of national data. http://www.2degreesmobile.co.nz/prepay/pricing/value-packs/19combos